The National Fruit Show winners for 2022 have been announced on day two of the show, Thursday 3 November at the Kent County Showground.

Sarah Calcutt, Executive Chair of the National Fruit show comments. We were delighted to have received 95 entries from 22 growers. The National Fruit Show is the best showcase for British apples and pears when they are at their absolute peak having just been harvested. The judges have reported that the taste, colour and size of the apples has all been excellent and the very good growing conditions have produced a real depth and range of flavours. In short this is one of the very best tasting harvests that British growers have produced and we would encourage shoppers to look out for and buy British apples and pears in the supermarkets now and to help support British growers.”

Name CLIVE & RICHARD EDMED

1 Alfred Shread Cup for Bramley in Class 1
2 The Twyman Prize for Bramley presented by Agrii
19 The Cornwallis Cup for Cameo
20 The Avalon Fresh Ltd prize for Cameo
52 NFU South East Award for the Best Exhibit of Apples or Pears in the Show
53 The Roderic Sarson Memorial Trophy for the Best All Round Exhibit of Apples
55 Podger Norton Trophy for the Best Exhibit of Culinary Apples
58 Fruiterers Company Medal for the best exhibit of Culinary Apples
60 Fyffes Salver for the Best Exhibit of Bramley
69 Dan Wuille Cup for best colour and skin quality for the variety in the culinary Apple Classes

Name BARDSLEY HORTICULTURE LTD

3 Squire Salver for Bramley in Class 2
4 The Avalon Fresh Ltd Prize for Bramley

Name CLAYGATE FARMS

9 Vernon Hayes (Seeds) Challenge Cup for Cox’s Orange Pippin or any Cox Sport
10 Bayer CropScience Prize for Cox’s Orange Pippin or any Sport of Cox

Name MALLIONS

5 Dufaylite Developments Cup for Culinary Apples
6 The Wealden AM Prize for AOV Culinary Apple
7 The Systhane Cup for Cox’s Orange Pippin or Any Sport of Cox
8 The Landseer Ltd Prize for Cox’s Orange Pippin or any Sport of Cox
15 Pask Cornish & Smart Cup for Gala or any Sport
16 The Greencell Prize for Gala or any Sport
17 Foreman Salver for Russets
18 The Fruit Grower Prize for Russets
21 WASP Bin Trophy for Braeburn or any Sport
22 Worldwide Fruit Prize for Braeburn or Any Sport
23 George Harlow Cup for Any other Variety Dessert Apple
24 Invicta Petroleum Shield for Any other Variety of Dessert Apple
25 New Spitalfields Market Prize for Any Other Variety Dessert Apple
61 UKF Fertilisers Cup for the Best Cox’s O P or any Sport in Classes 4,5, 18
63 Winch Memorial Challenge Cup for the highest no. of points for Weald of Kent Exhibits in all classes
65 Fiennes Cornwallis Trophy for the Exhibitor gaining the highest number of points in all Classes
73 The John Acock Memorial Rosebowl for exhibitor with most points in culinary classes

Name G CHARLTON & SONS

11 A R Pillar Challenge Cup for Rubens
12 The Avalon Fresh Ltd Prize for Rubens

Name CLOCK HOUSE FARM LTD

13 Fuller Water Systems Trophy for Jazz
14 Worldwide Fruit Prize for Jazz
54 Stokes Bomford Rose Bowl for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples
57 Fruiterers Company Medal for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples
71 R Mitchell Challenge Cup for the best exhibit of any dessert apple introduced in the UK after 2000
85 The East Malling Trust Prize for Blackberries
85A The Bloomfields for the best overall entry of Blackberries

Name BRIAN PIPER PARTNERSHIP

26 The Ernest White Cup for Comice Pears
27 The Richard Hochfeld Ltd Prize for Comice Pears
28 AMG Trophy for Conference Pears
29 The Azets Ltd Prize for Conference Pears
66 The Cantagrians Cup for the Best Exhibit by an ex student of KFI or KHI

Name BANFIELDS

30 East Kent Packers Cup for Concorde Pears
31 The MFSS Prize for Concorde Pears
56 Bayer Rose Bowl for the Best Exhibit of Pears
59 The Fruiterers Company Medal for the Best Exhibit of Pears

Name J L BAXTER & SON

32 Segro Salver for Any Other Variety of Pear
33 NFU Canterbury/Sittingbourne Prize for Any Other Variety of Pear

Name STARKEY’S FRUIT LTD

34 Henshall Rose Bowl for Dessert Apples, Novice Class
35 F P Matthews Prize for Dessert Apples, Novice Class
62 John Henshall Salver for the best Exhibit of any dessert apple grown in UK outside Kent

Name ELVERTON FARMS LTD

36 Horticultural Containers Wine Goblets for Pears, Novice Class
37 The Richard Hochfeld Prize for Pears, Novice Class
64 John Thwaites Bowl for highest number of points in all classes to Kent Exhibitor North of the M20
72 BIFGA Prize for the Exhibitor gaining most points entered by a BIFGA member

Name CHARNEE BUTCHER

38 The Western International Market Shield for Dessert Apples, Exhibitor under the age of 40
39 The Sue Daly Novice Trophy
40 The Haynes Agricultural (Kent) Ltd Prize for Dessert Apples, Exhibitor under the age of 40
68 W Bruce Challenge Cup for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples excluding Cox & Sports in Class 20

Name KATIE LANGRIDGE

41 A C Goatham & Son Memorial Trophy for Bramley Exhibitor under 40
42 A C Goatham & Son Prize for Bramley Exhibitor under 40
70 The David Burd Memorial Trophy for the entrant gaining most points in Class 18/19/20/21 (total)

Name BRAISEWORTH ORCHARDS

75 Agrovista Regional Champions Cup – Grower with most points from the Eastern CountiesN

Name A C GOATHAM & SON

67 JP Fruit Distributors Cup for the Best Cox’s OP or Any Sport in Class 20

Name DERRICK MAY (FARMS) LTD

77 The J R Breach Prize for the Best Entry of TM Nuvar Variety – Misty Rose

SOFT FRUIT CLASSES

Name NEW FOREST FRUIT COMPANY

81 BerryGardens Prize for Strawberries
82 The Joan Buttfield Trophy for the Best Overall entry of Strawberries

Name J MYATT & CO

83 F Edmed & Sons Prize for Raspberries
84 CPM Ltd Trophy for Best Overall Entry of Raspberries

WALNUTS

Name BRICE WALNUTS

89 The Bennett Opie Prize for Walnuts

Name G J Cobnut Products

50 The MFSS Prize for Kentish Cobnuts
51 The MFSS Prize for AOV Cobnuts
88 The John Bardsley Tankard for Best Entry of Cobnuts

APPLE JUICE COMPETITION

Name FOUR ELMS FRUIT FARM

91 Four Jays Trophy for Class 40 Blended Apple Juice
92 Hill Fresh Fruit Ltd
94 Graham Amos Trophy for the Best All Round Entry of Apple Juice

Name YORKSHIRE WOLDS

93 The Crown Trophy for Class 42 Blended Juice

CIDER COMPETITION

Name SANDFORD ORCHARDS

96 Engage Agro Cup for Traditional Cider

Name TURNERS CIDER LTD

97 Engage Agro Cup for Pear/Perry
98 Mixed Blend

HEAVIEST APPLE COMPETITION

Winner: Derrick May (Farms) Ltd

HEAVIEST PEAR COMPETITION

Winner: L Stevens & Sons

TASTIEST APPLE COMPETITION

1st Prize presented by The Fruit Grower

Name & Variety CLOCK HOUSE FARM LTD – JAZZ

2 Runners Up: CHANDLER & DUNN – JAZZ
MALLIONS FARM – GALA

TASTIEST PEAR COMPETITION

Name & Variety CLIVE & RICHARD EDMED – COMICE

2 Runners Up BANFIELDS – CONCORDE
ELVERTON FARMS – CONFERENCE

SOUTH EAST FARMER BEST TRADE STAND

Name: AGRICARE

SOUTH EAST FARMER BEST MACHINERY TRADE STAND

Name: N P SEYMOUR LTD

BEST SHELL SCHEME STAND

The Fresh Produce Consortium Prize

Name: SELECT TECHNOLOGY

BONANZA WINNER: CLOCK HOUSE FARM LTD

GARDEN OF ENGLAND CHAMPION APPLE – CLOCK HOUSE FARM LTD
JAZZ

GARDEN OF ENGLAND CHAMPION PEAR – CLIVE & RICHARD EDMED
COMICE